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Hello all- This will actually end up being a pretty simple question. Would like to install a decoder w/sound in a Bachmann Spectrum K4s Pacific. A few months back in MR, there was an article showing a drop-in decoder with plug, speaker, everything on one board. This is what I'm after. The...

Rescue 1- The Dave Frary book is on Amazon for $11.95. It's also at my local hobby shop, but I'm not sure how much it is. I'm not plugging Mr. Frary, but it is an excellent book with good ideas about everything. Your curve radii (?) seem generous-bigger is always better- but I'm sure that...

As I continue to get back into the hobby, I am beginning to face financial crunches at the hands of my financiers. OK, my wife is concerned at the # of Broadway Limited Boxes and my want/hint lists laying around. I'm in the market for a PRR K4 and wanted to get a feel for the Bachman model. Good...

Welcome to the Gauge. This is an unbelieveably helpful bunch of Model Railroaders, I'm sure that they'll help you like they have me. I'm in a similar boat as you, I'm in the military and know that I'll be moving every few years with no idea of what my next home looks like until I sign for the...

Thought I'd see if we could collect a bunch of stories here, purely for entertainment. Have you ever had a project come out so good, so perfect, but had no idea how you did it? Here's my example- I was ballasting track, nothing fancy, Woodland Scenics grey blend over Atlas track air brushed with...

Thanks for the reply!. It sure is beautiful in the original scheme. If it wasn't so $$, I would buy another and paint it like that. Like I said in my original post, I'm pretty sure it was 2 color by the 40's. It's funny, you can find pictures of the "Hunt" and "Zoo" towers in almost every PRR...

Does anyone have a photo of the PRR ALTO Tower during the 40's and 50's. Recently purchased a beautiful model of it in HO. The box art is very early and the accompanying photos in the instructions are rather contemporary. I'm figuring that by this time period, it was probably standard PRR Buff...

Thought I'd throw this out there to get some ideas. Bridging the gap between 2 modules. I've seen several methods, was wondering which are better, which are not so good. 1st one is in Dave Frary's "PRR Middle Division"- he builds 6" bridge tracks on masonite and drops them in between the...

Your math looks good. Same formula I used when I realized that I'd have to use my back yard to accurately model The Horseshoe Curve. I'm new, too, actually returning to the hobby after a 28 year hiatus-a military career-and I'll tell you, I feel like Rip van Winkle.